A biography for CLhasn’t been written yet.
“Working with Method Man was such an honor. I love his music even though I didn't grow up in his era.”
“What is portrayed on stage and in my music videos is different from my everyday lifestyle. But I want to people to see me as CL on stage and in my music.”
“Culturally, I'm not 100 percent Korean. I'm very mixed and very open.”
“I want people all around the globe to know that there are girls in Asia, like me, who like hip-hop and dress uniquely.”
“I always wanted to do my solo album in English, because I grew up listening to a lot of pop artists and English-based songs.”
“I've always been colorful and taken risks.”
“2NE1 was special because we each had different characters and styles, for individual tastes.”
“I use Maybelline's eye studio gel eyeliner and simply glide it onto the eyelids to shape the makeup. Then, I use brown eyeshadow to add more detail to make my eyes look deeper.”
“I want to represent Asian women.”
“I'm not against being beautiful or sexy or anything, but I have this 'cool' image that I want to keep.”
“I feel like 'I Am The Best' or 'Can't Nobody' are very much 2NE1's style, if that's how you want to put it.”
“I don't want to take too much responsibility, where I'm like, 'Oh, I'm representing Asia.'”
“I don't want a 'good' image.”
“I love Karl Lagerfield. Riccardo Tisci - I love his work.”
“I want to show who CL is on my first solo album.”
“Some people want to tell me what's right for me, and I have to stick up for myself all of the time.”
“I wanted to go on a project which shows the mixture of Chae rin and CL, not just CL on stage or in a music video.”
“I've been a fan of Dave Meyers and his music videos.”
“I love to perform and express myself to inspire people.”
“All our fans have great energy, and that's where we get our energy to perform. They know how to have fun with our music.”